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Subroutine
is always a great word to know.
So is virtual storage. Does it mean:
| a system whereby memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software |
| the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report |
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subroutine definition
programming(Or "procedure") A sequence of instructions for performing a particular task. Most programming languages, including most machine languages, allow the programmer to define subroutines. This allows the subroutine code to be called from multiple places, even from within itself (in which case it is called recursive). The programming language implementation takes care of returning control to (just after) the calling location, usually with the support of call and return instructions at machine language level.
Most languages also allow arguments to be passed to the subroutine, and one, or occasionally more, return values to be passed back.
A function is often very similar to a subroutine, the main difference being that it is called chiefly for its return value, rather than for any side effects.
(1996-10-01)
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